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Coffee Cup and Saucer

ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup and saucer of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with panelled decoration based on Pompeian wall-paintings.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup and saucer of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Herend porcelain factory, Herend, ca. 1860.
Physical description
Coffee cup and saucer of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with panelled decoration based on Pompeian wall-paintings.
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.169&A-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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